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boyo

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a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
  • a novel about a self-assertive, self-reliant boyo growing up in working-class Dublin

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“Boyo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boyo. Accessed 5 Aug. 2020.

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